Dinner-pail.



No. 659,562. Patented oct. 9, |900.l

M, WELKEE. -v

lDINNER PAIL.

(Application @led May 8, 1900.) (No Model.)

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MAY WELKEE, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

DINNER-PAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,562. dated October 9, 1900.

Serial No. 15,899. (No model.)

Application tiled May 8, 1900.

T0 a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MAY WELKEE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented a new and Improved Dinner-Fail, of Which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description.

This invention relates to a device for carrying food and for permitting the food to be heated conveniently when it is to be eaten, to which end I provide a pail or bucket with a detachable bottom section carrying a heating device, preferably an alcohol-lamp, and within the pail is placed a Water-pan to be heated by the lamp, over which pan is arranged the vessel carrying the food, and in the top of the pail is placed a vessel comprising one or more compartments for carrying liquids.

This specification is the disclosure of one formv of the invention, while the claim denes the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis a perspective view of the in vention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 isa horizontal section on the line 4. 4 ot' Fig. 2.

The body a has avesselbformedin the bottom thereof, through the top of which vessel pass tubes b', serving to carry the steam generated in the vessel upward into the body of the pail. The tubes b' are provided just below their upper ends with openings b2 for the lateral escape of steam. It will be noticed that I provide the tubes b in a series of at least three, so they will form a steady support for the food-receptacle c and will also distribute the steam tothe under side of said receptacle.

It will be noticed that I arrange the tubes b on opposite sides of the center of the foodrecept-acle,so that the latter will be supported firmly and evenly above the said tubes and will not be tilted from side to side. This is important, as it secures the even distribution of the steam or other vapor to the underside of the food-receptacle and avoids any tilting of the food-receptacle which would tend to direct the vapor to the higher side of the foodreceptacle, as will be 4readily understood.

The lower end of the body d is provided with one or more pins ct', which Work in bayonet-slots c', formed on a bottom section c, which is removably attached to the body a of the device by means of the pins a', as explained. This bottom section c carries an alcohol-lamp or other heating device d, which is arranged to move in slideways d on the bottom of the section c. The lamp d has a handle d2, by which it maybe moved, and the bottom section c has a sliding door c2 arranged in the immediate vicinity of the handle d2, so that by opening this door the handle d2 may be grasped and the lamp d moved into position to be lighted or extinguished, as desired. It is therefore unnecessary to disconnect the bottom section c from the body a of the device except when the lamp is to be filled or cleaned. Below the vessel b the body d of the pail is formed with perforations to permit of combustion Within the bottom section c, and the door c2 also may be opened or closed to regulate the quantity of atmospheric air admitted to the section c. The chamber h may be supplied with Water bya tube b4,which is arranged rigidly on the inner side of the body d of the pail and opens at its outer end justV below the upper end of the body of the pail, and by means of a suitable funnel or other device the Water may be poured through this tube into the vessel b.

Carried within-the pail and normally sus tained on the tubes b of the vessel b is a foodreceptacle e, which has a number ot partitions e therein dividing it into separate compartments for various kinds of food. This food-receptacle e may be provided with a bail e2 for handling it, if desired, and also with a lid or cover e3, as shown. The top or closure of the pail is formed by a vessel f, which is fitted with a partition f', dividing it into two compartments. Two closures f2 are respectively provided for these compartments, and in the compartments of this vessel liquidssuch as coii'fee, water, or the like-may be carried. A sleeve or other projecting member f3 is carried on the top of the vessel f, and this IOO Serves to Sustain a drinking-cup g. Other articles may be placedwithin the sleeve j'3,.if desired. For example, this sleeve may be used Lo carry the funnel for use in connection with the tube b, referred to before. The pail has a suitable handle d2, by which it may be carried. It will be seen that by this arrangement the person using the device-nmy carry food of various sorts, and by the use of the lamp the food may be heated wheneverL desired. The steam generated withintlie vessel b passes up into the body a of the pail and not only heats the food-receptacle e, but also the liquid vessel or containerf. It will also be observed that space is providedl between the parts e and j', in which may be received a plaie, knifeland fork, and` other implemente ing ilange or rimbg, whiclrextends` below the bottom of the water-receiver, for-ms abasefor the pan and also provides azconvenientlsup- `openings, and arranged in series of not less than three, such tubes being` located on opposite sides of the center ofthe water vessel, and the food-receptacle rest-ingr upon the several "said outlet-tubes, all substantially as de scribed; wherebythe food-receptacle will be firmly supported Without any tendency to tilt from side to side, whereby.'to'secureanzeven `distributiomofthe steamlbelow thelfoodfrecept-anale; anditolsupporft vhe=receptaole with outl endangering its bottom; by, its Contact withi ther steam-foutief, tubes, as: and for` theF purposespecied.

In testimony whereof I have'A Signed my name to l this specifica-rioni im the presence l of 1 two subseri bin g witnesses.

MAY WELKEE.

VVitnesees:`

M. ROSE PERRL HERBERT I-I. WINSLOW.. 

